Articles by Madeleine Thomas

Madeleine Thomas is a Grist fellow. Follow her on Twitter.

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You might think bikeshares cut down on CO2, but the truth is complicated

More than 23 million rides have been taken on bikeshares, though research is still unclear on how much they help the planet.

Madeleine Thomas Culture
People are mistaking strangers’ cars for Ubers

Don't turn around too fast, but we think Uber put a drunk person in your backseat.

Madeleine Thomas Technology
California cemeteries dig deep to save water

Amid ongoing drought, cemeteries turn to grass alternatives to conserve water.

Madeleine Thomas Culture
What to do with an old bus? Turn it into a shower for San Francisco’s homeless

A new program in San Francisco provides mobile showers to the homeless by retrofitting old buses.

Madeleine Thomas Culture